Ryan has been a writer for as long as he can remember. He regularly attends writer’s conferences to improve his skills and earned a Bachelor of Arts by majoring in English and minoring in French. Ryan has a passion for storytelling and connecting to the hearts of readers. He has experience writing blog posts and other articles, scripts, and social media posts. His education allowed him the opportunity to co-write the stage adaptation for Adrienne Rich’s poem “Diving into the Wreck” with a small group of English majors that was performed by Charleston Southern University’s Theatre Department; write and present an original paper on J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit for the 2017 Southeastern Conference on Christianity and Literature; write book reviews, poems, short stories, and magazine articles; and design product ads.

Specialties

Interests

Storytelling, Blogging, the Arts, Political Activism, Music, Literature, Film

Education

Charleston Southern University

Ryan majored in English with an emphasis in Writing and minored in French at Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC. While at CSU, he tutored in the Writing Center for two and a half years, presented an original paper at an academic conference, led and participated in several critique groups for student papers, published a poem in CSU's literary magazine, and co-wrote an original theatre piece that CSU's Theatre Department performed.

Entertainment

1 Projects Completed

Ryan has written several reviews of new pieces of art, such as young adult novels, individual poems, and poetry collections.

Spirituality

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Ryan has written many articles, blog posts, social media posts, and sermons about religion and spirituality. He specializes in finding spiritual themes in stories such as books and films but has experience writing about other aspects of faith as well.

Self Help

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Ryan has experience writing self-help articles for a variety of audiences including writers and religious people.

Blog Post

1 Projects Completed

Ryan has written many blog posts for personal blogs as well as a guest post on a blog for creative writers.

Script/Video

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Ryan co-wrote the script for Charleston Southern University's stage adaptation of Adrienne Rich's poem "Diving into the Wreck." The bulk of his work on the show consisted of writing the scripts for short interviews with one of the main characters.

Article

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Ryan has written a variety of articles, including book reviews, academic essays, and magazine articles.